Name: Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
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Author: Héctor García
ISBN: 9780143130727

portada Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Type

Physical Book

Author

Héctor García

Francesc Miralles

Publisher

Penguin Life

Year

2017

Language

English

Pages

208

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

17.8 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9780143130727

Synopsis "Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life"

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 1.5 MILLION+ COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE "Workers looking for more fulfilling positions should start by identifying their ikigai." ―Business Insider "One of the unintended--yet positive--consequences of the [pandemic] is that it is forcing people to reevaluate their jobs, careers, and lives. Use this time wisely, find your personal ikigai, and live your best life." ―Forbes Find your ikigai (pronounced ee-key-guy) to live longer and bring more meaning and joy to all your days. "Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years." --Japanese proverb According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai--a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world's longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai--where what you love, what you're good at, what you can get paid for, and what the world needs all overlap--means that each day is infused with meaning. It's the reason we get up in the morning. It's also the reason many Japanese never really retire (in fact there's no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English): They remain active and work at what they enjoy, because they've found a real purpose in life--the happiness of always being busy. In researching this book, the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds--one of the world's Blue Zones. Ikigai reveals the secrets to their longevity and happiness: how they eat, how they move, how they work, how they foster collaboration and community, and--their best-kept secret--how they find the ikigai that brings satisfaction to their lives. And it provides practical tools to help you discover your own ikigai. Because who doesn't want to find happiness in every day?

Héctor García

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Héctor García, más conocido como Kirai, estudió Ingeniera Informática y es conocido principalmente gracias al blog en el que empezó a publicar tras instalarse en Japón, donde ha trabajado para importantes empresas tecnológicas durante más de 10 años. Su trabajo en la blogosfera le ha hecho ganador de varios premios del sector.

En lo literario, es autor de libros con temática japonesa como Un geek en Japón. También ha escrito novelas del mismo corte en colaboración con Francesc Miralles: Ichico-ichie, Shinrin-yoku e Ikigai, por hacer mención de algunas.

De sus obras destaca Ikigai, publicada en 57 idiomas, que se ha consolidado como uno de los libros más traducidos de autores españoles de las últimas décadas.

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